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Business Combinations outlines the accounting when an acquirer obtains business control (e.g., an acquisition or merger). Such business combinations are accounted for using the 'acquisition method', which generally requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at their fair values at the acquisition date.
The Separate Business Combinations report shows the Business Combinations statements and Goodwill line items of one individual legal entity as submitted before any adjustments and conversions. It exposes the data in a very early stage of the consolidation process.
Report Heading
The report heading updates dynamically as various reporting options are selected. Below it shows the Version, Month_YTD, Entity, and Currency dimensions. (Actual 2020-12_YTD, Bikers Best Nippon, Local Currency (JPY) ):
The logo can be changed in Administration; see Configuring Design Elements for more on report design.
You can select your base elements in the ComboBoxes below the report heading:
The Version dimension separates actual figures from planning figures, see full article. The Month_YTD dimension accumulates float values from the beginning of the calendar year to the current date, while respectively holding the final figure for stock values, see full article. The Legal Entity dimension represent the companies within a group hierarchy, see full article.
The check-boxes below allow you to customize the appearance of your report:
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Suppress Zero Linesif you wish to hide the fields in your report with no data (if you select this option all, all available transaction types will appear: those without data will have a dash in place of numeric input). - Click
Show Account No.if you wish to display the account number prior to the account name (e.g.Total property, plant and equipment→110100 - Total property, plant and equipment). - Click
Show Two Decimal Placesif you wish to show the figures in double-decimal form (e.g.2,947,066→2,947,066).
Table Columns
The Separate Business Combinations report displays different aspects of the base elements you select in several tables. The table includes Balance Sheet elements for Business combination elements. It shows data from two consequent years (PY and current year chosen in POV.) The columns displayed in the report depend on the the selection made in the PoV area:
The table breaks down into three parts. Above we see the Total property, plant and equipment section.
| Field | Description | Implementation |
| ComboBox selection | Current POV selection for filters needed. |
Shows Combobox filters to choose |
| Row data | Elements from Balalnce sheet | Row names include accounts from Balance Sheet for PY and current year based on POV selection. |
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Column |
Shows data for Business Combination elements. | Shows data for Business Combination elements like Goodwill and investments |
Updated March 27, 2024